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The Truman Show (TF1 - Part 1)

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  • "You're going to lose a lot more than your teeth if you don't meet your quota" - What does quota mean?
    In sales, the "quota" is the amount you are expected to sell for a given time period.
  • "He had to face trials and tribulations." - What does 'trials and tribulations' mean?
    It means great difficulties.
  • "You can't just up and go." - What does 'up and go' mean?
    A grammatically curious little expression which means to leave.
  • What does 'Move out of the way!' mean?
    If someone is "in the way," they're blocking the place where you want to go.
  • What's your rush?
    Why are you in such a hurry?
  • "The Truman show is a lifestyle" - What does lifestyle mean?
    A way of living that reflects certain values (like vegan lifestyle, healthy lifestyle, hippie lifestyle...)
  • What does 'mortgage payments' mean?
    The money you owe the bank each month after borrowing money to pay for a house.
  • "Maybe I'm being set up for something " - What does 'being set up' mean?
    "To set up" somebody means to arrange to trap, or to fool." A "set up" can also mean to make somebody look like they are guilty of a crime, even if they aren't
  • "A beautiful day in paradise folks" - What does 'folks' mean?
    "Folks" is an old fashioned but still used word for people, or perhaps parents
  • "This cable just snapped". - What does 'snap' mean?
    "To snap" is to suddenly break into two.
  • What does 'It's none of your business' mean?
    One way to say "I don't want to tell you"!
  • "I sprained my ankle" - What does 'sprained my ankle' mean?
    "To sprain" is to injure a ligament. Painful, and alas, common.
  • "We're back on the air. " - What does 'back on the air' mean?
    The expression used when a radio or TV or radio station is actually broadcasting.
  • "Christmas time is just around the corner." - What does 'just around the corner' mean?
    . If something is "just around the corner," it is very close in either space or time.
  • "Let's go to Mount Rushmore." - What is Mount Rushmore?
    A famous place in the state of South Dakota with the faces of famous American Presidents carved into the mountains.
  • "I've been such a klutz all day" - What does 'klutz' mean?
    A fun and interesting word for someone who is clumsy, or who is always getting into accidents.
  • "They're making cutbacks." - What does cutbacks mean (refering to a business)?
    "Cutbacks" are reductions, and often used to mean a decrease in the number of people working at an organization.
  • "I'm on to something, Marlon. " - What does 'on to something' mean?
    "To be on to something" is a good expression that you use when you think you are discovering something important that you did not know before, perhaps a secret.
  • "Tonight we present the endearing, much loved classic." - What does 'endearing' mean?
    A sweet word meaning "filled with love and emotion"
  • "I can't believe he married Meryl on the rebound." - What does 'on the rebound' mean?
    If you marry or date someone "on the rebound," you do so just after breaking up with someone else.
  • Gross!
    A cool, slang and very common word for disgusting!
  • "The elevator just plummeted down ten flights!" - What does 'plummeted' mean?
    "To plummet" is a dramatic verb meaning to fall very quickly.
  • "Here's a news flash just in" - What does news flash mean?
    A "News flash" is a piece of news that was just received.
  • "the world he inhabits is, in some respects, counterfeit"  -   What does counterfeit mean?
    fake, imitation, copy (usually refers to money)